diff --git a/dotfiles/xinitrc b/dotfiles/xinitrc
index 8eb6a7c..fe9539a 100644
--- a/dotfiles/xinitrc
+++ b/dotfiles/xinitrc
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+#
+# ~/.xinitrc
+#
+# Executed by startx
+#
+
 userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
 usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
 sysresources=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xresources
@@ -32,4 +38,6 @@ if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ] ; then
     unset f
 fi
 
+numlockx &
+
 exec i3